Mamadou Kansaye (born October 13, 1992) is a Malian

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who plays for

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in the

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Career

College and amateur

Kansaye began his career at

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where he played for one season. In his only season with the Wolfpack, Kansaye made 15 appearances and tallied two goals and three assists before transferring to

UMBC The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is a public research university in Baltimore County, Maryland. It has a fall 2022 enrollment of 13,991 students, 61 undergraduate majors, over 92 graduate programs (38 master, 25 doctoral, ...

. After sitting out the 2011 season due to NCAA Transfer rules, Kansaye made a total of 63 appearances for the Retrievers and tallied nine goals and 19 assists. Kansaye also played for

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in the

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Professional

On March 25, 2015, Kansaye signed a professional contract with

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expansion side

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. He made his professional debut two days later in a 3–2 defeat to

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. In 2017, Kansaye was part of the amateur Christos FC team that competed in the

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. In their fourth-round match against heavily favored

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side

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, his free-kick put Christos up 1–0. The team ended up losing, however, 4–1.

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UMBC Retrievers
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kansaye, Mamadou 1992 births Living people Malian men's footballers Malian expatriate men's footballers NC State Wolfpack men's soccer players UMBC Retrievers men's soccer players Baltimore Bohemians players Charlotte Independence players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Bamako Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States USL League Two players USL Championship players